Product Owner - Travel Booking (GDS & PNR)

We are looking for an experienced and technically fluent Product Owner to join our Travel Technology team in Phoenix. This is a high-impact role where you will own two API-based platforms at the heart of our travel services ecosystem — one powering hotel content and property data, the other driving our traveler booking and PNR record management capabilities.

This is not a backlog management role. We are looking for a product leader who takes initiative, engages deeply with both engineering and business stakeholders, and drives outcomes across the full product lifecycle — from strategy to delivery.

What You'll Own

End-to-end product ownership of API-based travel platforms — hotel content management and traveler booking/PNR systems

Short-term sprint planning, mid-term roadmap prioritization, and long-term strategic vision

Day-to-day backlog health, prioritization decisions, and delivery accountability

Data analysis using SQL to surface insights, validate product decisions, and measure outcomes

Stakeholder alignment across engineering, operations, business, and compliance teams throughout the product lifecycle

Proactive identification of gaps, risks, and opportunities — well beyond writing user stories

What You Bring

Required

6+ years of experience as a Product Owner on API-first or API-based platforms

Strong hands-on SQL and data proficiency — you query and analyze data directly, not just consume dashboards

Demonstrated experience in the travel domain — understanding of how booking systems, PNR structures, or travel data flows work

Proven ability to own planning at multiple horizons — sprint, quarterly, and annual

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Track record of going beyond requirements documentation to actively drive product outcomes

Preferred

Experience with hotel content, property data, or hotel distribution systems (channel management, ARI — Availability, Rates & Inventory, hotel APIs)

Familiarity with GDS platforms — Sabre, Amadeus, or Travelport — particularly booking or hotel modules

Background at a TMC, OTA, or travel technology company (e.g., BCD, CWT, Egencia, Navan, Expedia, Booking.com, Spotnana, IBS Software)